Snap-hook



G. D. MOSHER. Snap Hook.

No. 231,496. Patented Aug. 24,1880.

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N. PEIERS. PNOTO-LITHOGRAFHEH. WASHINGTON B 0,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SNAP-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 231,496, dated August 24, 1880. Application filed September 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. MOSHER, of New Hartford, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Snap- Hooks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to a novel method ofinserting and pivoting the tongue ofaspring snap-hook.

The object of my improvement is to provide a means of inserting and holding a springtongue turning upon suitable pivots without the use of a rivet or of any devices for securing the pivots in the body of the hook; and it also has for its object the free discharge of any water that may find its way into the joint where the pivots work.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts that will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of my improved snap-hook. Fig. 2 is a view of what would ordinarily be called the bottom of the hook, but which is shown uppermost in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of the tongue detached.

A is the body of the hook. B is the loop attached to and forming part of thebody, by which the hook is secured to astrap. C is the tongue.

D is a spring, one end of which rests upon the body, and the other acts to press the tongue outward. The form of spring shown is not essential to my invention. Any form or kind of spring that presses the tongue outward can be used.

The tongue 0 is provided with projecting flanges C on the sides, which bear upon the body of the hook at the sides of the slot in which the tongue works. It is also provided with projecting pivots 0r trunnions C which rest in suitable bearings in the body of the hook. (Shown at A in Fig. 2.)

The slots A in the body of the hook extend from the side shown in Fig. 2 inward as far as the pivots are intended to be placed when the parts are all put together.

The body of the hook is cast in the customary manner, with the point of the hook on one side. This is commonly done so as to easily form the mold in casting. The tongue and spring are inserted from the back, passing the pivots into the slots A. The tongue is then bent down toward the point of the hook, and this point is then bent into its proper position, which causes it to rest upon the point of the tongue and hold it down against the spring in its ordinary closed position. This firmly secures the whole in place.

The flanges Con the tongue keep the tongue from being pressed down so as to force the pivots out of the slots.

The slots A in the body are left open, and permit the free escape of any water or moisture that may collect in the joints of the pivots, thereby preventing the obstruction of the movements of the tongue by freezing. Any dirt or dust that may find its way into thejoint also falls freely out.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The tongue provided with the flanges C, extending over the edges of the opening in the body, and the with the body furnished with the slots A for holding said pivots, and a suitable spring, substantially as described.

2. A snap-hook having a tongueinserted in the body on pivots without rivets or fastenings, and secured in place by the flange C and the point of the hook, substantially as described.

GEORGE D. MOSHER.

Witnesses:

A. N. BRAGG, WILLIAM H. MAIN.

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